The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-30

Mis-. Jefferson was q kindly, dogmatic
woman. She delighted in being charita.
bic, but she wished the recipients of her
charity to dispose of il as she dictated.
"Nou'd better eat the rest of that bread
and butter with your meat" she told the
little vase-woman, and she ate il. Mrs.
Jefferson questioned her closely: then she
went out and impaired the result to her
son. ''She says her name is Louise
Durfee, she told him. 81 noticed that
| little bunch of flowers she had in her bun
die; and she said she liked flowers she
used 10 live in the country. Her folks
lived down Norfolk way when she was
little | reckon they was always low and
shiftlcss from what she said. Her mother
| died and her father married again, and
they moved into Boston. Then her step
mother went round peddling china, and
when this girl was big enough she went
too Iguess her father drinks, from what
she said
'Poor little thingr
Shes young; she ain but eighteen. |
should think She might find something
| else to do. She don't seem like a bad
| kind Of Il girl. | can't think she is,
though | amt got any stock in that kind
OF people"
When she returned she expressed her
| opinion about employment to the girl.
81 should think you Il rather do some
thing else said she. 81 should rather
hire out and do houscwork in the country,
now"
"Oh, my Cod" cried Louise wouldn't
| L."
There was certain difference between
| her manner and that of q girl of a humble
class in the country. She was ut once
more pronounced and shycr No country
! girl would have cried out "My Cod rs
| she did
"Why don't you?' asked her hostess.
"Why don't |? Who'd want me? |
don't know how to do q thing I'd have
to be learned like baby
'She'd come here in n minute il I'd offer
20 take hcr," thought Mrs Jefferson. But
she did not offer She was always slow
and prudent in her movements
Nevertheless, in a months time Louise
was installed as Mrs. Jctierson's domestic.
| She had tOilcd back from the city oa loot
without her basket and bundle, aud begged
! to be taken in. She would try hurl to
learn, she said; she would do Just rs she
was told, and she would expect no pay but
| her board.
81 do s'pos, folks would say | was u
| fool To take in anybody this way Mrs.
! Jefferson told her son; but ! cant help
! kinder taking fancy tu lee girl, and I'm
sorry ,og her, and I've -. h. have som,
help haying time, AMI don't see why
she can learn 10 wash dishcS and do iay
rough work i she's got common wit.
As IL proved, the little y's' woman inpG
very gracefully &" her n'innnrphn>'- "a ."
n country domestic.
"Shc going to be- r,al good help, hcI
mistress told hcr sOu 1T The end a. q wvvk
land | wouldn't ask Tor q better behave,
girl. She seems PERFECTLY ouE.on.cd o. Ill
down with ne after her works done, and
doesn't want to Doc running. II it'N oHly
last
II did last. Better servant than this poo
| little EohrMiau never muTi;yd ws,r.'. q
nod. She seemed Ia fairly d.l'rht iu ub"
dicncc. Mn Jefferson gusN u.ily ipUd
Oi her. She took her iu,u th' family
when her natural suspicious w,T gui..rL
rs she always had taken her dn'u. -iri
She bought her cambria Grct,', i'luw'
her o. mako 10, aud took her tu vhuui
with her When the girl yH, ?T.sycl 10
that pretty cimbric. and ncw hat wish {
little bunch Of flowers Ia II, she eyed hrl
! with pleasure She nodded and .uilHt
behind her back Ia Wells. Who WIS yriu,
her. Doesn't she look prrtty? sir
mOtioned with her lips. anl shr had no
one misgiying Neither Ind die amy Wi. q
now aud then her son took her s.ryUn; '.ir
to meeting al q weekday night, driving d
mile and half Ia his open buggy. Sh,
thought nothing Of Il whcn he did not p
90 see the bluc.gDWucd girl in the iiun
houa, down the rnnd. Giles busy hay
ing" she said a. herself "Nclls sin tie
kind a. neglect his worl, lof any gs, und
I'm glad OF it,
AZ last, however. her ewes N'rr open H.
Wells aud Louise came home lrpin mrct
ing one night aud Eit down ~ iir Iuo;
step. The house wa dark, and they sup
pOscd Mn jefferson hld gone iu De- g.
hut she had not; she WIS nj thu sitting
ruum window watching nnd iis'pnIn-
Something had aroused her that afternoon
one ul the ncighbUn hal been talking "a
her. aud she had learned iIr the iipi tim
how injudiciuus she had been IN admitting
such pretty. doubtful s1ri oi WH to hcl
house, and bringing her IN such ulur con
tact with her son. She had learned. too
that Annie finhrld, the Girl IN blue. W.
taking Wells neglect "a hear, piniugu,r
IL. the neighbour said. ~ nov sh' l'st
encd. She could scc thcm quito plainly
In NJ shc nocurl cautio,isly.
s,Sit down here a minute" Wells siii
"i,s toa nIcesan, 4" 90 in
"no YOU L,licyc We'd bc,icr3" Louise
v,;c, r.plicJ hritatincly.
"of cn,,r.,. Win nol;''
TLcn tbrr, wns silence for awhile. Mn,
. J,Ifcrso,, conIJ .rr bcr .nn on a lnwrr stri
,,aliny nm into her firI's i,cr with lpp
wLirL dismny,d her
"It Vg.s ,nigl,ty Iucky dny when hnr
no,aJ io srv non on The r,ad. wnsnit Il
fani.,,g'' H. .,,id r,,..cn,Iy